Anthozoa - Stauriida - Waagenophyllidae
Full reference: R. G. S. Hudson. 1958. Permian corals from northern Iraq. Palaeontology 1(3):174-192
Parent taxon: Waagenophyllidae according to N. D. Khoa 1999
See also Fontaine 1983, Hill 1981, Minato and Kato 1965, Sepkoski 2002 and Wang et al. 2006
Sister taxa: Carinowaagenophyllum, Chombungia, Chusenophyllum, Maoriphyllum, Miyagiella, Monothecalis, Monsteraphyllum, Peiraphyllum, Symmetrites, Vesotabularia, Waagenophyllinae, Wentzellophyllinae, Xainzaphyllum
Subtaxa: Wentzelophyllum arminiae Wentzelophyllum chaoi Wentzelophyllum douglasi Wentzelophyllum eguchii Wentzelophyllum felseri Wentzelophyllum gelikhanense Wentzelophyllum hayasakai Wentzelophyllum intermedium Wentzelophyllum jenningsi Wentzelophyllum kinkiense Wentzelophyllum kueichowense Wentzelophyllum langpotangense Wentzelophyllum orientale
Ecology: stationary epifaunal suspension feeder
Distribution:
• Permian of China (4 collections), Iran (7), Iraq (1), Japan (2)
• Carboniferous of Japan (1)
Total: 15 collections each including a single occurrence
Specimen images are retrieved through the ePANDDA API.
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